Shylock, how can you hope for mercy yourself when you show _____.

       A. it B. nothing      C. none         D. no one

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題3分，共60分）

       閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

The Hearst Castle

       Hearst Castle is a palatial park on the central California coast and a National Historic Landmark．It was designed by architect Julia Morgan for William Randolph Hearst from 1919 until 1947．In 1957 , the Hearst Corporation donated the fortune to the state of California．Since that time it has been maintained as a state historic park where the estate and its considerable collection of art and antiques are open for public tours．Despite its location far from any urban center, the site attracts roughly one million visitors per year．

Guided Tours

       There are several tours which highlight various parts of the castle and gardens．

●Tour One is recommended for first time visitors．It now includes the movie, Hearst Castle Building the Dream．

●Tour Two gives visitors a closer look at the main house's upper floors, Mr.Hearst's private suite, the libraries, and the kitchen．

●Tour Three looks at the Castle's North Wing, guest rooms and guest house Casa Del Monte．

●Tour Four features the impressive gardens and grounds, the largest guesthouse, the wine basement, and the Hidden Terrace．

●The evening tour is a special tour that allows visitors to experience the Castle at night as one of the Hearst's own visitors might have．

Ticket Prices

       Hearst Castle accepts VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover．Free day use parking is available for automobiles, motorcycles, tour buses and recreational vehicles．

       * Children under 6 are free when accompanied by a paying adult．

Reservation Information

       While tickets may be purchased at the Visitor Center upon arrival, tour reservations are strongly recommended and may be reserved online now or by calling 1 - 800 - 444 - 4445, see below for times．

       Visit www．hearstcastle．org for more information．

56．Who does the Hearst Castle belong to at present?

       A．William Randolph Hearst．    B．Julia Morgan．

       C．The state of California．     D．The Hearst Corporation．

57．If you are quite interested in wine, which tour will you choose?

       A．Tour One．    B．Tour Two．   C．Tour Three．   D．Tour Four．

58．If a young couple take Tour One with their 5-year-old son, how much will they pay for the tickets?

A．36． B．60．        C．48．    D．75．

59．Which of the following is the available time to book tickets by phone?

       A．At 8 AM on Monday in February．      B．At 9 AM on Sunday in March．

       C．At 7 PM on Friday in September．       D．At 6 PM on Saturday in October．

Section C

Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from the list A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.

(D)

A. the future of computer-human relationship

B. the programming system of the computer

C. the reason of the complexity of the human brain

D. the possibility of a real supercomputer

E. the way for computers to kill humans

F. the shortages of the computer compared with a human brain

76. ____________________

The difference between a human brain and a computer is more complicated than we can imagine. The large mammalian brain is the most complicated thing, for its size. Though the human brain only weighs three pounds, in that three pounds are ten billion neurons and a hundred billion cells. The many billions of cells are interconnected in such a vastly complicated network that we can’t begin to explore as yet.

77. ____________________

Even the most complicated computer man has yet built can’t compare with the brain.  Computer switches and processes number in the millions rather than in the billions. What’s more, the computer switch is just an on-off device, whereas the brain cell is itself possessed of a complex structure.

78. ____________________

It’s frequently said that computers solve problems only because they are “programmed” to do so. They can only do what men have them do, in which way it is like the human brain. We can also do what we are “programmed” to do. Our genes “program” us the instant the zygote (授精卵) is formed, and our potentialities are limited by that “program.”

79. ____________________

Surely, though, if a computer can be made complex enough, it can be as creative as people.  If it could be made as complex as a human brain, it could be the replacement of a human brain and do whatever a human brain can do. Then the real supercomputer comes along.

80. ____________________

In other words, once we pass a certain critical point, the computers will gain a dominating position and present a complexity explosion. In a very short time thereafter, computers may exist not only taking after the human brain, but far passing it. When the time comes, we might as well step aside and hand over all our work to them and really have them serve us.

We had a party last month and it was a lot of fun, so let’s have _____ one this month.

　 A. other                         B. more                        C. the other                  D. another

 The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _____ the desert.

       A. to cover            B. covered                   C. cover                             D. covering

 During the Spring Festival time the whole family __________come for dinner.

A.may          B.would         C.will         D.can

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

Joanne was stuck in a traffic jam in central Birmingham at 5：30．a(chǎn)nd at 6：30 she was expected to be chairing a meeting of the tennis club．At last，the traffic was moving．She swung quickly racing to her house As she opened the door，she nearly tripped over Sheba．

    “Hey，Sheba，”she said，“I've got no time for you now，but I'll take you out as soon as I get back from tennis club．”Then she noticed Sheba seemed to be coughing or choking Obviously，she could hardly breathe．Immediately．Joanne realized she would have to take her to the vet.(獸醫(yī)) When she got there，the vet was just about to close for the day. Seeing the state of Sheba，Dr．Sterne brought her quickly into his office．

    “Listen，doctor，I'm really in a rush to get to a meeting . Can I leave her with you，and go and get changed? I'll be back in ten minutes to pick her up，and then I'll take her on to the meeting with me. Is that OK?”

    “Sure．”said the doctor

    Joanne made the quick trip back to her house in a couple of minutes．As she was once more entering the hallway，the phone by the door began to ring．

    “This is Dr．Sterne，”said an anxious voice．“I want you to get out of that house immediately，”said the doctor's voice．“I'm coming round right away，and the police will be there any time now．Wait outside!”

    At that moment，a police car screeched to a stop outside the house．Two policemen got out and ran into the house．Joanne was by now completely confused and very frightened．Then the doctor arrived．

    “Where’s Sheba? Is she OK?”shouted Joanne．

    “She’s fine，Joanne．I took out the thing which was choking her，and she’s OK now．”

    Just then，the two policemen reappeared from the house，half-carrying a white—faced man，who could hardly walk．There was blood all over him．

    “My God，”said Joanne，“how did he get in there? And how did you know he was there?”

    “I think he must be a burglar．”said the doctor．“I knew he was there because when I finally removed what was stuck in Sheba’s throat：it turned out to be three human fingers”

56．What was Joanne supposed to do at 6：30？

    A．To walk her dog．

    B．To see her doctor．

    C．To attend a club meeting．

    D．To play tennis with her friends．

57．Joanne wanted to get back to her home again__________．

      A．to dress up for the meeting

      B．to phone the police station

      C．to catch the badly hurt burglar

      D．to wait for her dog to be cured  

58．From the passage，we can infer that_______．

      A．Sheba fought against the burglar

      B．the police themselves found the burglar had broken in

      C．Joanne had planned to take her dog to the meeting

      D．the doctor performed a difficult operation on the dog

59．In this passage，the writer intends to tell us that the dog is_________．

      A．clever                  B．friendly               C．frightening             D．devoted

Tracking Stations

One night in February 1962, John H. Glenn, Jr., flew over Australia. The man in the Mercury（水星）capsule（宇宙飛行容器）was alone, but friendly voices reached him by radio. Over the dark land 100 miles below, he saw sparkling lights.  It marked the city of Perth, where people had turned on their lights as a greeting to him.

"In Friendship 7," Glenn radioed, "the lights show up very well. Thank everybody for turning them on." His capsule needed on to the east.

During his three orbits of the earth, Glenn could always reach one of the eighteen tracking stations. Some of them were on ships at sea. Others were in the United States.

Many of the stations had been built with the help of other countries. These countries allowed Americans to bring in radio equipment and set it up. Without the help of such lands as Nigeria, Zanzibar, and Mexico, there would have been breaks in the worldwide radio network. John Glenn, Jr., was the first American to orbit the earth. For his flight, the tracking network（跟蹤網(wǎng)絡(luò)）covered 60,000 land or statute miles（法定英里）. Five hundred men worked in the stations along the route. Since his flight, the network has grown. Today, it covers more than 100, 000 statute or land miles and has about one hundred stations. One-third of these stations are outside the United States.

66．This passage is mainly about________.

A．talking to ships at sea around the world

B．breaks in the worldwide network

C．the first American to orbit the earth

D．a(chǎn) satellite which fell into the ocean

67．From the passage we can see that________.

A．Friendship 7 stopped in Perth, Australia

B．a(chǎn)ll tracking stations are inside the United States

C．radio equipment is important in space flight

D．many people could see Glenn in his capsule when he made the flight

68．During his flight Glenn could always________.

A．see lights turned on the ground      B．reach ships at sea

C．reach one of the tracking stations    D．a(chǎn)rrive at Mercury in his Friendship 7

69．Why did people in Perth turn on the lights?

A．They wanted to guide him to land.

B．It was too dark for them to see in the room.

C．They wanted to see the Friendship 7．

D．They wanted to greet Glenn.

70．Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Countries must work together to track satellites.

B．There are now about 30 tracking stations outside the United States.

C．The tracking network covers many more statute miles now than before.

D．Nobody has orbited the earth except Glenn.

第二節(jié)：根據(jù)所給漢語意思，完成下列句子。（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

61. 從某種程度上來說，我更喜歡呆在家里看書。

   __________ __________ _________, I like staying at home reading best.

62. 她父親要她嫁給一個有錢人。

   Her father eagerly wanted her to ________ ________ _________ a man with a lot of money.

63. 穿上這大衣御寒。

   Put on the coat in order to _________ __________ __________ cold.

64. 這本小說很感人，我看了很多遍了。

   This novel, ________I _______ ______ many times, is very touching.

65. 這些家庭瑣事很快就會有人來處理的了。

The family affairs ________ _________ _________ _________ soon.

 The change in climate may _______ our health. We should take good care of ourselves.

A. effected   B. affect   C. have effect   D. have affect